Scott?

Here.

Fairenstein?

Here.

Bertand?

Here.

Rayford.

Here.

Please stand for a moment of silent prayer followed by the pledge, please.

For which it stands.

One nation under God.

Liberty and Justice Borrow.

There are no proclamations and there are no interviews, so we'll go right to the consent agenda.

Items two through 10 C constitute a consent agenda.

Items will pass unanimously.

Unless a separate roll call votes requested by a council member.

If you want to speak on an item, please come up at the time I read it and state your name for the record.

If you want to speak on an item not on the agenda, please come up under citizen concerns.

I'll move the consent agenda.

Two is a reading of the June 5th, July 9th, 16th, and 20, 26th council, city council minutes.

Three is a motion reappointing Chris Courtney to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term.

Four is a motion accepting the annual evaluation of the R Center Director by the Board of Trustees.

Well, just one comment.

There should have been a hard copy.

It wouldn't open for me.

Oh, like a physical.

Yes.

So are we if we're just acknowledging the Board of Trustees review of Todd, then I'm fine with the motion.

If we're actually accepting that and approving it, then I would like to defer this just because I'd like to see them the evaluation.

It would be nice in the future if those were sent out separately.

You want me to send those separate?

I can do that.

Did everyone have trouble opening it?

I never had it.

It's hot either, but I haven't seen the last view, so it must be meeting.

Okay.

Would you like a hard copy pervident?

Please.

Okay.

Thank you.

So we'll move to you're gonna move to defer.

I'll second that.

Scott?

Hi.

Bertand.

Aye.

Rayford.

Aye.

Jayner.

Hi.

Five reactions relating to grants.

A is a resolution authorizing the police department to accept funds from the Office of the National Drug Control Policy for Operational Use at the Tri-State Drug Task Force.

B is a resolution authorizing the fire rescue to get an application for the emergency management performance grant for the purchase of an unmanned aircraft system to improve emergency management capabilities for emergency incidents.

Oh go ahead, Bob.

Chief, who do you got that can run one of these and what's that gonna cost us to make sure they've trained right?

And I don't want you to become like the police department.

We can't have enough of these.

How many do you think you need right now so we know going forward?

Uh Ryan Collins Fire Chief, we do have one already.

Uh we do have four pilots already.

So this is the one that we currently have is about 12 years old.

Uh and that was purchased through the state.

Um so this one's going to be replacing that one.

That one, the old one does not have the remote ID, which is required.

Uh this is just uh kind of upgrading the equipment that we have.

But you've got four pilots already.

Yes.

One's gonna be enough to meet your needs.

One drone.

One jury.

Yes, so right now um we looked at purchasing two, um, but based on the cost, uh, we're just gonna keep it at one for right now.

And do you have the flexibility to either loan out or lease out or offer it for service to police department, other agencies, other groups?

Uh as if it's part of a mutual aid, yes.

Um so like the idea for our regional hazmat team, we can use it to do reconnaissance while our members are are getting the protective gear on, which takes can take half hour, 45 minutes.

We can place this um equipment downrange and get kind of a recon to figure out what we're gonna be doing with it.

So it's gonna be it's gonna be a time saving, but we can also use it for um any river emergencies, uh those types of okay.

Thanks.

While you're there, are your people okay from that fire today?

Anybody yes, yep, everybody's good.

Good, thank you.

Thank you.

Six are actions relating to street closures.

A is a resolution temporary closing a section of four street on August 5th for the farmers market planted and plated event.

B is of resolution temporary closing West 8th Street and Market Street on August 22nd for the sounds of the West 7th Street event.

Seven are actions relating to agreements and contracts.

A is a resolution approving a consulting services agreement with JEO Consulting for the Orleans Avenue Water Main Improvement Project.

So on 7A B and C, I have a couple of comments.

Okay.

Gordon Ferris, City Engineer, I apologize for that.

I thought they were attached.

I can send that to you.

That'd be great.

Thank you.

I'm gonna read B, but B is a resolution approving consulting services agreement with DGR Engineering.

Hang on, Gordon.

For the 11th Street Bridge Reconstruction Bridge Deck replacement project.

Were they the engineers on this?

No.

They were a consultant to the engineer.

HGM was the engineer record for that.

Um why would they not be the ones overseeing the construction?

They they subbed out all the survey and such to DGR.

And they didn't they didn't have any interest in doing the uh inspection.

C is a resolution approving a consulting services agreement with McClure Engineering for the sulfuric acid building rehabilitation project in connection with the water facility can chemical improvements.

So as it relates to A, B, and C.

I'm fine approving these agreements in the consent agreement, but Teresa, I would I would like to see us analyze a number of our departments, including engineering.

Um we spend hundreds, if not millions of dollars a year on outside consultants, and I don't question their capabilities and their skill sets, but I'd like to see if we can re-evaluate both engineering, probably the legal department, and determine whether we should bring more attorneys in rather than deciphering um the ability of other outside firms, legal legal firms, um, and other departments.

So if we could take a look at that, it'd be great.

We are actually currently in the process of doing that.

Um so that will start here in the next couple of weeks and work through hopefully by the June uh by December, we'll have kind of a list of items that we can bring to council for options.

Perfect.

Thank you.

We're tracking.

We're tracking.

Eight acts authorizing payments.

A is a resolution approving funds transfer for June.

B is a motion approving claims, total expenses, and receipts for June.

C is a resolution approving change order number five and authorizing payment to barcon for the South Mulberry Street Improvement Project.

Mayor just a quick question on on that one.

So are the change orders because we didn't know that this work was coming up and so it's after that, after it's completed or sorry, what was that again?

For the the change, I I just saw that I have understanding.

Uh it looks like the work was completed, but so then the change orders is because this wasn't uh we didn't know what this was before or know the work, the amount of work prior to the completion.

Gordon, can I just ask you?

I I know what he's asking.

Can you explain how a change order works on a project?

So uh change orders for our projects, anything up to 10 percent can be approved administratively by myself and staff.

Any overage?

Anything over 10 percent, then we have to ask counsel for a list.

But but I think what he's asking is this did the scope of the work change or was this an adjustment based upon quantities?

Uh overall, the scope did change a little bit, but for this one, it's the quantities.

Once we added it all up at the end, we said okay, we didn't put as much concrete in, we didn't do as much of this, so we can scale it back.

D is a resolution authorizing payment to McGuinness roofing and sheet metal for the fire training center roof replacement project.

Nine are applications for alcohol license and ten are boards, commission and committee minutes.

Anyone to be heard on any of those items voting electronically today, folks.

Passes five zero recommendations of planning and zoning.

11 motion acknowledging the board of adjustment actions from a of July 14th.

I'll move that.

Second.

We got backup in case you weren't here today or yeah, case hit a little unruly.

Is there a second?

I oh I thought I did move.

You did.

Yep, I didn't.

I have it.

Councilman Barrenstein, I think you hit your button and then hit it one more time.

Thank you very much.

Passes 5012's hearing and ordinance vacating a portion of Amanda Street.

The petitioner's John Fitch, B and Z recommends approval.

I'll move that.

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Got anything for the good of the order?

Interglycer planning and zoning chair.

Um no that passed on a five-zero vote.

Anyone to be heard?

See none of the hearing is closed.

That's 5-0.

Anybody opposed to waiving the statutory rule?

Oh, I'll move second and third.

We got to move to wave the statutory rule first.

Move to waive the rules.

Second.

Bernstein.

I Bertrand.

Rayford.

Aye.

Shanner.

Aye.

Scott.

I'll move second and third.

Bertrand.

Rayford.

Aye.

Shayner.

I Scott.

Aye.

Bernstein.

Hi.

13 is a hearing and ordinance vacating a portion of the North South Alley adjacent to 311 and 3113 Marshall Avenue and 714 South Allis Street.

The petitioners are in Edwardson, P and Z recommends approval.

I'll move it.

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Hearing is closed.

Passes five zeros.

Anybody opposed to waiving the statutory rule?

Move it.

Second.

Bertrand.

Hi.

Rayford.

Aye.

Shanner.

Aye.

Scott?

Bernstein.

Move second and third.

Second.

Rayford.

Aye.

Shanner.

Aye.

Scott?

Bernstein?

Itrand.

Aye.

14's a hearing and ordinance rezoning 4302 Russin Street petitioner Charlie Rose.

P and Z recommends approval.

I'll move it.

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Anyone to be heard?

Seeing none, the hearing is closed.

Oh my two left.

Passes five-zero.

Anybody opposed to waiving the statutory rule?

No.

I'll move that.

Second.

Aye.

Scott?

Bernstein?

Aye.

Bertrand.

Aye.

Rayford.

Second.

Oh, go ahead, Bob.

Go ahead.

Move second, third.

Second.

Scott?

I.

Bernstein.

I Bertrand.

Aye.

Rayford.

Aye.

Shanner.

Aye.

15's a hearing in ordinance rezoning a portion of property at 3800 line drive.

The petitioners are Jeff Hanson and Dave Hagerty.

P and Z recommends approval.

This is for the hotel site, correct?

Correct.

I'll move that.

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Anyone to be heard?

I'd like to clarify a few things on this.

Number one, uh Soapbox Derby did not close because of anything the city did.

Soapbox Derby just doesn't exist in Sioux City any longer.

Their contract has been expired for a few years.

How many, Matt?

Since 2023.

Secondly, this land was not bought with Cone Park Trust money.

This was bought way back when the ballpark was bought years ago from not my uncle Gene Scott, no relation of mine, Gene Scott.

Just happened to have the same last name.

So it's all part of that ground, so it's not like we're we took money out of a trust and now we're selling that ground and profiting from it because we're not.

I think I can provide some additional clarity.

I I I was on the council when we accepted the two and a half million dollars from the Cone family, and part of the decision in going to that area was because the city did own and control that property, so it was not part of the two and a half million dollars that was used for the project itself.

It was separate and distinct.

And then I personally I'm not gonna vote for this, and I don't, it's not that I have any big problem.

People say we have too many hotels.

You know when you have too many hotels and apartments when they stop building them.

That that's when you have too many.

But I just think this is a piece of ground.

We don't have that much left there.

If we ever wanted to do a swimming pool, we're gonna be out of land if we ever wanted to do some other somebody.

I mean, I'd sooner have a putt putt golf course actually than something more recreational.

And I know it's gonna serve, but there are hotels within a five-block drive, and I just think we should save this for park round.

It's just a personal deal.

I know it's gonna pass, but I I'll feel better vote.

No.

Well, not really for park, you want to save it for future development of something else.

In the park related, is what I'm saying.

This was also approved by the park board themselves.

I know.

I know.

I have the right to disagree with them.

You do.

So do you have any background or conceptually?

Can you help with the development in this particular location?

Because I like the idea of a hotel there.

I think it serves the baseball facility.

I think it serves Cone Park there.

I think it serves other development on Singing Hills Boulevard.

But as you go to the east and Sertoma Park, is what potential growth and development can still occur there, taking into account the bike trail that was constructed.

And maybe that's more of a question for Matt.

I don't know.

That might be for Matt or even Wade, but I I mean I I guess from my personal point of view, with the the bike course that's in that area, there isn't much room left.

Okay.

Uh over there for any additional of any size, anyway.

Thanks.

Maybe public.

No, real quick comment.

I just again want to thank the developers for sticking their necks out on this.

I know they've talked about things like this in that area for a while.

Um, it's a great amenity to the park and everything that's going on down there.

Um it's a risk.

They're willing to do it.

We support it.

Good job.

Keep spending money.

We appreciate it.

Anyone else?

Public hearings closed.

I move.

We wave second and third on this.

Second.

Thank you.

That announced the vote pass four to one.

No, you can't.

Yeah, I'll make a motion to move uh waive second and third rules.

No, you got to move to waive the statute.

Sure, let's do that too.

I got to do that first.

Bernstein.

Uh aye.

Bertrand?

I.

Rayford.

Shanner.

I got.

No.

Now you move second and third.

Second third.

So does this trigger a 30-day window now?

Is that correct?

Yeah, for an RFP for 30-day window.

So and part of the reason I'm okay waiving the rules and approving second, third, is because this gives 30 days for others interested parties that might show interest.

This is just the rezoning.

But as we look at 16 as well.

Renee Billings, economic development manager.

We plan to start the 30-day notice next Monday.

Thank you.

So I already seconded that, Rick.

Thank you.

Bertrand?

Aye.

Rayford.

Aye.

Channer.

Aye.

Scott?

No.

Bernstein.

I.

16 to hearing an ordinance vacating a portion of Cone Park petitioners, Jeff Hanson, and Dave Haggerty.

P and Z recommends approval.

Okay.

So moved.

Second.

Is there a second?

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Anyone to be heard?

Seeing none, the hearing is closed.

Passes board of one.

I vote no.

Can we move that again?

Wave the move to wave the rules?

Yeah, let's do that.

Second.

Rayford.

I.

Scott?

No.

Bernstein?

I Bertrand.

I'm with the and I move again.

The third, is that what I'm doing?

Second, third?

Sure.

Second.

Shanner.

Aye.

Scott?

No.

Bernstein?

Aye.

Bertrance?

Rayford.

17 is a hearing and ordinance vacating for a part of the East West Alley and a portion of Magnolia Street and Walnut Avenue, the petitioners Guemo.

Martinez B and Z recommends approval.

I'll move it.

Public hearings now open.

Anyone to be heard?

Wait, shall city planning.

Uh our real estate department has asked that we defer this.

Why is that?

They want to negotiate the price as far as um well.

We'll do first reading and then they've got two weeks to get that done.

All right.

Okay.

We won't write the rules up.

Public hearings open.

Anyone to be heard?

Seeing none.

Hearing is closed.

Passes 5018 is a hearing resolution accepting the proposal of Sioux Land Youth Hockey for the lease of land in the Donner Park Urban Renewal Area.

The property is a portion of the land at 3808 Stadium Drive for the IBP Ice Center shooting shed deferred from July 13, 2026.

I'll move it.

Second.

Public hearings now open.

Anyone to be heard?

Seeing none, the hearing is closed.

Ask a couple questions.

Nicole, did you draft the lease or somebody in your office review it?

Matt Salvatore from Parson Rank drafted in our office review.

Matt, can I just ask a couple questions then, please?

Um I'm supportive of this project.

I I think it'll be a nice addition.

I think it works well for them.

But I'm curious, a couple of the provisions.

The utility provision says that the city shall provide who pays for the utilities.

Matt Salvatore Parks and Recreation Director.

Uh the city would pay that.

I don't think there's a lot of utilities.

Paul can maybe clarify it's like a light.

There's no, yeah, there's there's not a way to separately meter it.

Okay.

So I don't think we're talking about a lot of power.

Basically, like a like a lean to shed, kind of like a shooting gallery there.

We walked out there and we originally and it didn't look like there was but it talked about other utilities being provided by the by the Lessie, but it talked about utilities that we were providing them, but provide means pay for as well.

Yes.

Okay.

Nicole, did you take a look at the indemnity language?

Can you real quick?

Yes.

Make sure you're calling it.

I'm sure that I did.

I'm sorry, I reviewed a lot of contracts for this.

Yes.

I'm to that provision.

Okay, thank you.

And then Matt, on the the there's a damages section or removal section, a holdover section, a return of premises, and an abandonment.

So this is a two-year lease, and they've got a one-year option to extend.

What happens in three years if they just decide they weren't getting enough use out of the facility and aren't going to use it anymore?

Whose responsibility is it to remove it?

What happens?

Have to review that.

I think we borrowed the format of this lease from other projects.

Where is that at, Craig?

Um it's on, well, it'll be hold on.

The holdover.

No, there were multiple.

Return to premises.

So the association shall surrender the okay.

Yeah.

It'd be it would be the uh and and the property damage clause as well, but return of premises, the lien language, holdover, abandonment, and then the default comes into play too.

But I just if in three years they decide that the project isn't what they were hoping for, whose responsibility is it to move remove property and what happens to it.

I'm reading real quick.

And then as you're looking at that, Matt, another question, Nicole for you on the insurance provision.

Talks about having liability insurance of no less than a million dollars.

Is that what you anticipate being necessary or reasonable?

Yes, and I have reviewed the insurance certificate and it meets with our requirements.

Very good.

Thanks.

It doesn't necessarily clarify one way or another.

Um it's basic wood structure, so using heavy equipment, it wouldn't take the city much to demo if it fell on the city as the responsible party.

So you're it's uh more of a nuisance or a negligible value or cost than and you're not worried about that.

I'm not okay.

Okay, thanks.

Hey Matt, thanks for uh when this fall came around.

Thanks for being flexible.

Daryl, you too.

It was a great meeting.

I think uh it's one of those things where wasn't gonna happen.

It's like well, Sioux Falls is doing it, why can't we?

And it's great for the kids and it fits the needs, and you know, great job.

Anyone else be heard?

Public hearing meeting.

Did it come up?

Oh my bad.

I hit it.

I hit it twice, I guess.

Must have passes 5019's an ordinance.

Amending 10, Title 10 traffic regulating operation of off road utility vehicles on city streets.

The first consideration was approved July 6th.

Second was approved July 20th, 2026.

I'll move third reading.

Second.

There might be amendments, but is important that the city do a press release the the day we know that it's gone in the journal because this does not go into effect today.

It goes into effect after publication, and we're at the mercy of the Sioux CD journal to make sure it gets in on a right on the timely basis.

So if for some reason they don't get it in a Saturday paper, it would be a week from Saturday.

So I think we should do a press release so everybody understands that when it finally is approved.

To make it clear that approval today does not mean that you can get on.

Thank you.

So let's talk about amendment real quick.

Um I called the DNR.

I don't know why.

I said I don't really have a dog in this fight, but but uh so I called the DNR on this tire thing.

Okay, so we we struck down last week the downtown area, right?

So that's now in included it.

That's what I mean, but now it's included.

So the tire thing, so I've done a little research on becoming an a UTV tire expert.

And I've like I walked it up the chain.

So the the stamp that's on the manufacturer tire says what?

Not for use on highway.

On on most of sorry, uh mayor and counsel Caleb Christopherson, assistant city attorney.

Um happy to be here.

Good.

Me too.

So so it says on the manuf the sticker says not for highway use.

NHS, right.

Non-highway service.

Non-highway service.

Well, these vehicles aren't legal on highways.

Well, they weren't manufactured.

Hold on.

Hold on.

So you gotta follow what other people are doing.

So when I talk to the DNR, the DNR says you guys are overthinking this.

When the stamp says not for highway use, and I talked to Mike about this, which means they're not designed for highways.

Well, these buggies aren't designed for highways.

Not for that's for 35 mile an hour.

So to leave the manufacturing tires is uh is completely appropriate.

Second of all, they don't make uh uh a road use tire for these, they have to go to a a non-UTV tire, which then can throw off the timing of these buggies.

So again, I think Sioux City, we're out thinking this thing.

I think we go back to the manufacturing tires, uh, what it was put on these buggies, and they're gonna chew them up because they're the manufacturers know that.

And and I and I talked to Bach about this, and he confirmed what the DNR told me also.

So I feel very comfortable that we are completely protected through that sticker and through the DNR that says that we can just go with the manufactured tire that's given.

If people want to put a uh uh uh a truck type tire on it that's not designed for the UTV, and that's kind of what we're requiring here with this ordinance.

Um just my opinion.

I and I I would like to put that amendment on there that we just go back with the tire thing and go back to them with that approved manufacturing tires are are acceptable.

Your thoughts, Caleb.

Yeah.

Um this office is ambivalent to cool, me too.

This requirement.

Okay.

Uh I'm the guy that you asked to bring forth a law that was uh had a main focus on safety.

Oh, you don't have a bullseye.

I'm just saying I did the research too, and I'm just saying let's let's go back and and what do we need to do to put to amend that to amend that?

So um the uh requirement that tire tires that are not studded and tires that are not made of metal, that those are th that probably should remain.

The uh if you want to delete the DOT requirement, the bear at DOT marking.

That's uh an easy amendment.

Let's do it I like to make that amendment.

Uh you can pass this third reading as amended in that spirit.

Um the section uh for for your reference council uh would be where the new section 10.55.025 uh subsection 7 is is where we're looking at there.

And um the uh portion uh the very last portion of that sentence which reads and which bear a manufacturer's DOT marking could be deleted, and then the spirit of the remainder could be uh left in place.

What are you guys' thoughts on that?

So Caleb, in what Rick has shared with you, does that modification address safety?

And noise issues.

Well, I'm not a metal.

Again, I'm the guy that you asked to write an ordinance as far as safety, and that's you all's province.

Uh as far as whether or not it's gonna chew up the roads.

I mean, that's why we don't have a or that's why we have a no stud and no metal to the that's what I'm asking.

Right.

So these tires um, you know, in my limited experience, those they're probably softer, and the road is gonna chew them up before they are.

So um which and if there are controllability issues, obviously that goes with speed, but hopefully people will follow the rules.

So, Nicole, is there any or Caleb?

Is there any overlap with the county attorney's office?

And should they could they have or did they review your proposed ordinance to make sure they're comfortable with enforcement or have any ads or suggested modifications?

No, and that isn't something that we normally do on simple misdemeanors, or they have no governance over municipal infractions either.

You so if they're so if a if a unit is on in the county and they're pulled over, what law is subject, what are they subject to?

Um state code, which is apart from us.

We're only regulating within the city level.

Right.

Okay.

So seat belt requirements.

Does everybody in the unit required to have a seat belt?

Yes, under state code, as well as this.

Question on alcohol consumption.

Some states regulate alcohol consumption, whether it's an open container consumption or OWIDWI as a recreational violation and doesn't necessarily be a counted counted against a vehicular effect like an SR22 obligation or in sh in affecting insurance.

Is this a OWI or is this a recreational OWI?

Council Member Bernstein, I believe if if memory serves, chapter 321i of the Iowa code will cross-reference over to the 321 J if memory serves, but there that would it would be an OWI under 321 J, long story short.

Uh so those those rules don't change just because it's a off-road utility vehicle.

Okay, and my final comment is I'm going to renew my I know it'll get voted down, but I can't live without promo suggesting it.

Um I I had a number of reach outs over the last six days with medical personnel that believe that there is a significantly different brain capacity from an 18-year-old to a 20-year-old, and including a 21-year-old to a 25.

I know you're shaking your head, but you're not a medical personnel.

You're you think I think your comparison last week was you have kids that are 18 and 21, and that you didn't see a difference.

You actually said that your 21-year-old was as incapable as your 18-year-old.

I had healthcare personnel reach out to me telling me that there is a significant difference in the brain capacity and and ability to for decision making and otherwise.

And I think that's something that we need to strongly consider.

You want to run that amendment?

I do want to propose that amendment.

I'll second it.

Just so back to the original amendment that was moved.

Uh your separate.

So the first amendment that was moved was yours to remove the the language of the good one.

You want to vote those separately?

If not, yeah.

Um do you have a second?

I do not have a second.

Is there a second second?

Yes, it's on the tires.

On the tires.

Yep.

Okay.

Well, they got somebody here to talk, so yeah.

Want to talk about the tires or you want to talk about something else?

Uh the tires, actually.

Cool.

I'm I'm 100%.

I can actually show a picture each and every one.

I would like to see it.

No, we're well, I think you're gonna we're gonna pass it, so don't sell what's you need your name, please.

Yeah, my name is Scott Bishop.

What I was trying to get at and what I brought up initially is I do think what's called the crossbar or a tractor tire, that should not be allowed because those are they're unsafe.

That's you have you have very little and they do put them on side by sides over in some of the river run areas.

They're they're very stiff, correct.

I like the idea of what's supposed to be on it, but if it's if it is a pivot tire or a tractor tire, I think those should be illegal in town for sure.

Thank you.

Uh mayor and counsel, I just want to clarify the uh portion of um that section I was referring to.

Um I would also delete the uh says where it says 10.321.440, which um that um would not be necessary as well because uh it would it it does have an explicit provision that says that you can't have a marking on the tire that says not for highway use in the NHS, like I said before.

And if we're gonna get rid of that, then I'd I'd get rid of that part two.

Yeah.

Right.

But 441 has to do with um metal tires and the 442 has to do with studded tires.

So I I believe that that should be kept.

Yeah, which I think that's exactly the motion Rick Bertrand made.

Verbatim.

It was a good one.

Exactly what you just okay.

So yeah, I'm I'm just trying to be very clear because the cut down on other questions.

The third reading.

All right.

Thank you, Caleb.

Okay, thank you.

Go ahead.

On the amendment.

Scott.

On the tires.

Aye.

Barenstein.

Hi.

Bertran.

Hi.

Rayford.

Hi.

I'd like to now also move that we increase the permitted age from 18 to 21.

Second.

Barenstein.

Hi.

Fertrand.

Oh.

Rayford?

No.

Shanner.

No.

Scott.

No, I think if we have a problem, we're going to review this in nine months, and that'd be the time to do it.

Agree.

Okay, now on the on the motion.

As amended.

As amended.

As amended, you may now vote electronically.

Remember, do not go out and start driving today.

We'll let you know when.

Right, spread the word.

Put that on your Facebook pages.

20 is a resolution authorizing and approving an assignment and assumption of a mutual easement agreement with Pierce Street Partners in Steel Martin Tower property at 4 and Pierce Street, deferred from July 20th, 2026.

I'll move that.

Second.

Staff worked with the developer who is here today on a agreement to purchase the first floor and basement, basically the city owned property in the building.

And we drafted a uh working with legal.

We drafted an LOU that they have signed.

And if you have any questions, I guess uh they are here to uh to answer those questions.

But um uh worked out well that they are going to move forward with purchasing the I guess the entire building.

Uh we will have to bring that back, of course, or renewal uh requires law requires a two-step process with a 30-day notice that you're familiar with that will have to be part of that.

Okay, Marty, I haven't had a chance.

I didn't have a chance to attend the meeting this afternoon.

Um looking at the letter of understanding on point.

Well, for the development of the property, the city commits to a best efforts to assist developer to secure financing does not mean that we will agree to co-sign or guarantee any obligations.

I just want to make sure that's clear.

No, we just work with the developer to uh try to find a uh use for the space on the first floor.

Judely and I met with the developer earlier.

They're buying three other properties, four other properties.

So we appreciate what they're doing in our community, and a lot of it's for low, well, most of it's everything all of it is all of it is low-income housing, and we certainly need that in our community.

So yeah, so I just real quick comment on this too.

Also, Bob, I want to uh you know you can't put a price on experience on this one, and uh I don't know if we would have saw this without you bringing this to our attention.

And uh uh kudos to you on this.

Uh I think the uh the city is very grateful that we're getting rid of this, and also the developer again for investing on this.

The improvements are there, so hopefully you got a good you're not inheriting a turd.

I mean, you're getting a pretty decent, you know, buy.

So, but again, just want to acknowledge Mr.

Mayor, good job.

I appreciate it.

Okay.

Presentation.

A long time in coming.

Yes, Gordon Ferriss City Engineer.

Yes, it has been a long time coming.

November 6, 2023 was the actual date we started this project.

We entered into an agreement with Simcoe.

Yep.

I got Ryan Brouwer here from Simcoe representing, and I got Mark Tuck from Burns and McDonald, who performed the study.

We wanted to do this study for um to improve the level of service for this whole corridor, basically from Morningside Avenue all the way down to singing hills.

We've had problems with accidents at Glen, a lot of pedestrian uh concerns throughout that whole route.

So we looked at everything and um we wanted to make sure we got everybody's input on it.

We also had a uh public study.

What do you call that?

A uh internet.

We had people sign up for it and tell us their concerns.

I'm gonna turn it over to uh Mark and go from there.

You want me to operate and you go over here and talk?

Uh sure, sure.

Yeah.

Well, I appreciate that.

So today I'm just gonna kind of give a high-level presentation of some of the findings that we found uh over the course uh of this.

So as Gordon mentioned, our study arrows uh from Morningside um all the way down to singing hills.

And we really looked at a variety of different factors for this, looking at existing conditions, some crash data, what the future looks like.

We gathered public input, and really in the overall intent was to identify opportunities to improve the transportation for all users.

So along that route, we were able to gather public feedback early on and you helped utilize that feedback to be able to help align some of the concerns and get a thorough understanding of the users and their perceptions throughout the corridor.

We had a survey, as is Gordon mentioned, is over 600 responses.

We had a detailed website.

We also had interactive map where people could go ahead and drop their concerns.

Um other people could go ahead and like it, dislike it, add different additional comments on that.

And so, really, this this helped us under identify the specific areas of concerns that the users were experiencing and really help um define and align the overall study with some of the uh the engineering findings.

Safety was a big part of this study.

Um this corridor is part of the safe uh SS4A, the safe streets and roads for all, um, was identified in that study that Simcoe had done uh earlier in that year.

Uh so we did really want to take a good look at safety.

Uh we looked at some crash trends to identify any contributing factors, looking at um crash characteristics both from a segment level and intersection level.

And we also looked at predictive um some of the predictive so this graph right here is an example of some of the data that we found.

So this is from the segment in the intersections uh between Morningside Avenue and Mayhew Avenue.

Could you do me a favor and pull the map back up just real quick?

Absolutely.

And then you can go back right away.

Yep, absolutely.

Okay.

Got it.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um, so in this particular one, the uh blue, this kind of a dark blue shade.

That's based on similar facilities all across the state of Iowa that has similar characteristics, similar intersection types, and that's what we would expect to from all the way from from that data gathered what the crash rates would generally look to trend to look like.

So in this particular one, I want to point out two different locations that have our observed, or this is what was actually we found with our crash analysis.

One is Glenn Avenue.

Um it is almost four times the amount that would be expected on a similar facility, similar intersection across other um facilities in Iowa.

And the other one, this one is Sunnybrook, which is about double the amount of crashes that we saw.

So that kind of variation shows us what the potential for improvement could be with different strategies and different mitigation factors that one of the reasons that both of those are high crash rates is because we do not have uh dedicated left turns at those intersections.

Uh one of the reasons we don't have dedicated left turn lanes is because we're just limited with the amount of uh real estate we have available with on one side there's a cemetery, there's a lot of individual housings on both sides and driveways are lined on all those sides.

So one of the ways to do that is with a lane reallocation.

Um that's really taking the four lanes.

Is this 35 miles an hour?

Yes.

That's taking that's taking the two lanes in each direction, right?

And then um adjusting the lane widths to create that center turn lane to provide that level of safety.

And there's a lot of benefits to doing that that we get from crashes, particularly, and one of the reasons why we're really interested in moving forward with this particular one.

30 years ago, some of people thought we should do that, and we didn't because the engineer at that time didn't think we should, but yeah, there's definitely been a lot of research, particularly the IODT has done that really really shows that.

Um Riverside Boulevard.

That was I'm just saying I was here when we redid Lake Port with one of these studies.

That's how long ago it's been.

Totally understand.

Um there won't be a fight from us as well.

Great.

Um, I just want to show this image up here, kind of shows why we get those crashes from here with those two lanes.

One is because of our sight lines are obscured, um, they're not aligned between the two different turn lanes.

And so, as you think you're clear, you pull past there and you can actually get hit by the other lane.

Um the other other element that comes through here is people switching lanes that get stuck behind traffic, somebody's stopping, they don't realize they're gonna stop, um, and then I try to switch lanes and get hit from the other side.

So the benefits of this lane reallocation in general research shows that it decreases crashes by about half, particularly the left turn crashes and angle crashes, which usually result in the most severe severe injury level um crashes.

Another thing we heard from the public feedback was a lot of speeding concerns in here.

You mentioned the 35 miles per hour.

A lot of people don't feel like that is what is actually happening out there, and the speed is much higher.

Um so by having these narrower lanes, that helps to control the speeds and calm those speeds and to have a consistent speed throughout that area.

I think a large part of it might be motorcycles as well, right?

The speed and the noise.

Yeah, it's it's a kind of a variety of cars too.

It's everybody, it's everybody kind of going.

Somebody's always passing because they get in pain again.

That's what is they're passing, or they don't realize somebody in front of them has stopped to turn at the rear end.

And so those are a lot of the issues that come with this.

So here's kind of a concept of what that could look like to reallocate that space.

So by putting the center turn line in there, um, that's how we get that dedicated left turn lane at those intersections to improve that safety through there.

And there's a lot of options then you consider for what do we use with the extra space.

You could stripe it out as just a shoulder width.

Um this particular one shows uh additional width using fight lanes, which could be incorporated.

Are you proposing to redo the whole street because of this, or are you just proposing to use the existing surface?

So in this particular image, um, these are just restriping.

So we're not doing any physical reconstruction through there.

Um thing that typically we we would suggest to do would be to do a quick little overlay because what happens sometimes is when you take the pavement markings off, there's scarring in there, and it's difficult to determine where the lanes are, particularly if you get uh wet weather, bad weather as uh over time, so you can kind of see those lanes.

So one one thing we would do with that would be to help make a smooth uh finish so then the the markings really stick out.

Um the other thing we considered too with this is transit does go through here.

Hold on.

Oh, go ahead.

Do you have a question?

Bob, I was thinking to answer your question.

I think you're you're asking what are we going to do with this?

Well, once we decide, we're we'll we have to do a full-on engineering study with this if we decide to go with like say for this one, for example, and we'll lump that in with a bunch of our pedestrian improvements that are recommended in this study.

And we've plan on applying for some uh safe is it safe routes for all or safe streets and roads for all for all, yeah.

Uh grants for that.

Three years for the study.

I hope we don't wait three years to do something, but we will be programming it into our CIP for some of these improvements.

In which years, Gordon?

So Gordon, if we I'm sorry, what years?

Oh, I'm decided.

I mean, we'll look at putting them there as soon as possible.

So, Gordon, I don't understand why if we're not changing the size of the street, we're just gonna restrict.

Why do I need why do we need a study?

Because there's more to it than just you know painting new street uh we'll we'll get maybe why but why is it more than if we're it's the same distance?

I mean, I guess I look at this and I go, we're gonna go from four lanes to three lanes, and I'm gonna put some ridiculous bike trails on them.

I think that's I mean, I'm just trying to figure out why do we need a study?

Yeah, so just to maybe I can I can help answer that question.

So this was the first phase here was to study that.

There's other improvements that come with it with pedestrians, uh refuge islands to help make safe crossings, um other elements as well that would come with this.

What we've done to date has been uh high-level conceptual, um, but there would be engineering that would need to be involved, survey, uh, there would be curb ramp improvements that would be needed to improve those.

So there'd be another phase of design.

I think when he says study, it would be design to go through those, get those final details designed.

So when I look at the what's that study gonna cost?

Sorry, Ike.

Like you said, it wouldn't be so much a study, it'd be more of a design.

Do you want to go to the next one real quick and then maybe I'll come back to your question?

So this is the other piece of this, um, because this is a bus route, and there are bus stops all the way around here.

And so, as part of our survey, we did ask people about what their expectations were and how their experiences were with the transit system.

Um, this provides an opportunity to have a permanent fixture of a of a bus stop from there, and then addresses a potential concern that hey, if a bus stops, we're not stopping them in the lane now.

This actually provides a little bus turnout with that as well to be able to help get that bus out of the through lane to keep traffic still moving when buses are stopping along the different routes.

That's cutting some of the sidewalk out.

That would that would require some reconstruction through there.

So again, it's a it's a trade-off of moving people and not having them get stuck versus providing that safe passageway.

Um one of the comments that we got, particularly regarding the bus was that there's no infrastructure, uh I'll say from the standpoint of permanent shelters, things that have to keep people out of the weather.

Having this permanent fixture or stop would allow a static location to help uh that help add in those additional amenities to make that more comfortable for the people that do utilize the bus service.

This is so this three lane, this lane reallocation is only intended between Morningside and Lincoln Way.

And the reason before that is because those volumes are a little bit lower because of uh more residential, more neighborhood, there's schools in that area, and so that's the threshold that we can still maintain that capacity and through movement without really degrading the uh overall level of service through there.

So, to that point, if it's morning side to Lincoln Way, are you thinking that if we have the three, are you um I mean, are you taking in consideration?

You know, East High is there, uh, you have some other scoops.

Absolutely.

And that's where, and we haven't shown all the details, but that's where we would have uh pedestrian crossings, those recruit islands to get people safely from one side to the other, to accommodate those kids that are crossing through there.

Um so it would consider those users, and again, particularly when we're talking about uh reducing speeds through there.

That's a that's a real benefit for the for the high schools and the middle schools that are in that area.

Um, in addition, those left turn lanes uh for those crashes.

Um, Sunnybrook is one of those locations that did have those high crashes through there.

So being able to forget that left turn in there does bring that element of safety to those commuters that are going to school every single day.

So then would there still be a signal-wise uh intersection?

Yes.

Yep.

Uh yes.

Um, some of the specific uh, and I we touched on a little bit about concerns about people walking and walkability through there, um, some of the pedestrian concerns about being able to cross some of the ramps through there.

We also heard that through other different locations, um, singing hills, Southern Hills, the US 20 ramp, and Sargent Road.

A lot of the concerns raised around just the alignments of how they are.

They're long crossings, so that means uh a pedestrian is exposed longer to traffic, increasing the risk they could uh be hit.

Um of the push buttons aren't necessarily compliant with what the standards would need to be.

Um we heard from some people with visual impairments, and it was really difficult for them to walk up and down the corridors, um primarily because of some of these features in the GM geometrics that are with there that are currently out there, um, but also being able to safely cross a location, particularly there's some a lot of free right turn movements that vehicles don't stop, and it's difficult for somebody with an impairment to be able to safely cross and understand that, particularly how some of the um sidewalks are oriented through there.

So this is a really important part about that to take into consideration all users, um, and we did hear from some that have challenges uh with visual impairments.

Um so this kind of gets to some of the improvements at the US 20 ramps.

Um of the concerns also that we got through the public feedback is the ability of somebody coming eastbound off the ramp and wanting to turn left, I'll say at the gas station over there, right?

That's a very difficult movement.

It's a high speed uh movement off of that ramp.

This is coming south, turning east.

So this is coming at so there's coming off of US 20, going eastbound and turning south to head down to Southern Hills Drive.

Um so somebody coming off the ramp wanting to turn left immediately at southbound left at Southern Hills Drive.

Uh within the area, we kind of show the arrows of how those um movements mix and how they prevents a weaving situation through there.

Um so this was really um from a risk standpoint and a risk factor.

Um a lot of uh uh comments we got back included this that this was difficult to do, difficult to make.

In addition, you can see the multiple what I talked about a little bit about the the geometry from the crosswalks going across there, um, some of those challenges with doing that.

So one of the concepts to look at here.

Next one.

Next one would be to actually bring that right turn into like a traditional intersection and to eliminate that free right turn lane through there.

This helps to eliminate the conflict points, provides a more simplified crossing, particularly for somebody with an impairment.

It also minimizes the crosswalk on the west side to be able to have just one crossing across the ramp as opposed to where previously we had two of those, and really helps to reduce the speeds through there.

We eliminated that weaving movement that happens through there of cars going back and forth, which is really a risk factor and a safety concern that was identified.

Very similar challenges with this one, with the exception of these are coming from Sergeant Road.

And then one of the concerns, particularly with here is that we want to get a better usage of is uh the left turn lanes.

There's two left turn lanes from uh westbound sergeant to head southbound down to this ramp.

So being able to utilize both of them equally and provide all that storage space uh really would help out and benefit that.

So one of the options with this that we looked at and considered um was again if you want to go to the next slide um was um bringing the sidewalk and extending it out, making a crossing across the ramp and to make a more perpendicular movement for pedestrians to go across there.

Um that really helps with this with the pedestrian safety by having a shorter distance to cross through there.

Uh additionally, looking at a potential for an option lane through here to provide two lanes that would go to the ramp from um southbound Lakeport Road between uh sergeant and the ramps uh to eliminate that moving that weaving movement through there and to be able to um get better utilization and manage those cues better at Sergeant Road for the westbound direction.

Can you go back north one?

Well probably one screen so right there.

So if you there's a right turn red light that if you don't stop completely going into your own lane, right?

If you don't stop there, completely stop, there's a red light camera there.

Right.

I I think that is absolutely ludicrous because you're turning into your own lane.

Why is that?

I don't know.

That was installed years.

If Mel Williams, Sergeant Mel Williams was still here, I'd ask him the question because he used to oversee the hearing process.

There's no reason that's true for there to be a red light stop there.

Because you're you're going east, turning into your own lane, and you've got the they make you stop there.

Doesn't it?

Is that by the IV are you talking?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, right by the high V right right on that.

I think the reason, my opinion, I think the reason that is a stop there is because you have the two lanes coming westbound, and they utilize those same two lanes.

Absolutely.

You need to the ramp to get onto they don't utilize the the closest lane to them, they turn into their own lanes.

But they cross and it says for them to turn into those lanes.

Yeah, that's it.

Yeah, they crossed.

But it doesn't tell them that they doesn't the arrows do not show that they can pull into the southbound lane that's heading west, excuse me, heading east.

If you're talking that one right in front of the high V gas station, people and people coming out of the the other area of the gas station, they turn into that lane because they're gonna go fast to get on that interstate.

Well, but that that's not their lane.

Well, that's my point.

Besides the point, you're gonna create more accidents if you don't.

It's it's and I believe the original red light camera placement was based on high instance.

Absolutely.

That's the only reason we could keep it as long as we did.

And that's going back so far.

That's like almost 20 years ago, I think that so my memory is a little tight.

It's at least 20 years, yeah.

Yeah, my memory's a little tested on it, but I believe that was one of the missions they looked at for a place.

Nothing shows it, right?

Yep, go ahead.

Um, so the last kind of uh the last um improvement we want to just touch base on is that Singing Hills Boulevard.

Uh again, we a lot a lot of feedback we received on this.

It's currently an always stop.

Uh there's multiple approaches, so people have difficulty determining who stops first.

I think I stop first, or I can go with them, or I can't go with them, or who stops first.

And so they generally it's confusing.

Um also this is an area that um does have some operational issues in the future.

Um, currently on the weekend period, it does get very busy and does meet a signal warrant um for the current uh weekend period.

Um in the future, as traffic continues to grow here, it will degrade to a level service F in 2045.

So this is one that's uh I think everybody's kind of aware is continuing to grow in that area, it's been very busy, and so we looked at potential options for this intersection to improve those.

And the two options we really looked at were um a signal and a roundabout.

Um there's benefits, trade-offs to each one of them.

Um from a traffic signal, um compared to a roundabout, a roundabout is a much safer alternative and has reduced severity of crashes compared to a traffic signal, which typically can have those higher uh said the roundabout was safer.

And a roundabout is uh safer compared to the new deal.

Of course, they're saying that.

We can all agree with that now, Julie.

We understand all that.

It's thing with engineers our roundabouts.

And there's and there's Julie, there's Dolly's headline for tomorrow.

Oh I've been in the middle of the year.

1962, they put one-way streets in this community, and people wondered why.

Now we're thinking, why did we put them in?

We want to take them out.

So your roundabouts, your latest greatest things they're teaching you in engineering school.

Now we've all established that.

Keep going.

All right.

I knew that would get in.

That's great.

I'm glad everybody knows how roundabouts work.

That's that's my favorite thing to explain to everybody.

So yeah, so then everybody should be aware roundabouts are a safer option compared to um compared to a traffic signal.

Uh trade-off is it's got a higher upfront cost to design those, but you get a better back end with fewer operational costs compared to a traffic signal.

Uh and then traffic flow, we keep that continued moving movement going through there.

So again, both options.

Um, it would be again in the future to determine what what uh would be preferred from there as the concept develops in the next stages.

So those are just kind of the highlights I wanted to just share uh some of the outcome outcomes of those.

Um really we're we're looking at ways to improve safety and traffic flow and really support the multimodal users and their feedback public set and their input to help make this uh uh corridor that can everybody can can utilize in the way they would like to.

So uh Gordon, a ticket give it back to you.

I don't want so Gordon, I think is gonna ask for approval of the of the overall study to then help support some of those uh future programming in the CIP and start to be able to uh get some of those uh opportunities for funding as as they come through.

So and with those, then that would trigger the next subsequent design phases where we would have the opportunity to continue to design some of these, get more public feedback.

We could uh refine anything that that might come up from that process, and really then take it to a final level where it could be implemented.

And that's really the hope of the study in this project is to take um the data, take the public feedback, take the safety analysis, and really create a corridor that um everybody can really enjoy.

Thank you.

And keep in mind, none of the stuff for this whole design.

I mean, we we haven't designed anything, it's it'll still come forward for council to approve designs, even approve the consultant to hire uh for whatever thing we're looking for at that time, whether it be the restriping from morningside to Lincoln, uh was or some pedestrian improvements there off the bypass or uh singing hills so we spending any money today?

No, we're not spending any money just moving this.

Okay, so there's no money gonna be spent on okay.

No consultants, no anything.

We're good.

Nope.

This is just uh out the door.

Approving of the presentation.

Um you talked about from the um so are you when you the pictorial that you showed uh from Lincoln Way to Morningside Avenue.

Are there sidewalks currently on both sides?

Yes.

Yes.

There are sidewalks on both sides.

Uh I think one side there may be retaining walls throughout there on the better on the east side, right?

Property lines are really tight.

Both sides.

That's well, the reason I I knew there were on the east side, I just didn't remember if they were on the west side, and I knew that the it was a site.

Well, no, when he showed the uh the bike or the bus lane option, we'd have to uh basically get rid of the parking, so to speak that's there now on each side.

Can't afford that.

That's just moving the curb back, which can be expensive because you're moving that back, you're moving hydrant, you're moving in, you know, your uh catch-base.

We should have gone with the three-lane when we went with it.

The mall didn't want it.

Now the mall's pretty well not there.

We should have gone with the three-lane because we we ruined front yards of a lot of people with that darn four-lane, and here we are.

We don't need it now.

It's sad that is what it is.

And anywhere in this study, I know it's not Lake Port specifically, but it turns on to Lake Port.

Did the double left hand turn off of Sergeant Road on to Lake Port ever come to the topic?

As in topics of being redesigned or well, I I just don't see a need for a double left hand turn as you head up past them all.

Did we do a count there?

Turn left.

There's two lefts onto Lake.

There's only gonna be well, it's not going clear to Sergeant Road, though, it's going to stop at Lincoln.

Yeah, so generally Lincoln is the transition point where the volumes will kind of calm down, if you will, from the busy retail area to more of that uh dense uh residential and school environment.

But do we have a traffic count in on that corner included in this study?

Sergeant Road and Lake Port?

Yes.

Maybe we can utilize that, Gordon, because then there's the huge congestion of that intersection going through to Lake Park Commons, because that doesn't really make sense, and I know that's not the study going into the commons, but you're looking at getting rid of one of those north northbound uh left turn lanes or well eastbound to northbound and putting two eastbound as opposed to one eastbound.

Well, correct.

More people are going straight than are turning left.

Not at Christmas time.

No way.

Go out there and sit at Christmas time and tell me that inner set.

You can't hardly get through takes two to three lights.

Oh, I don't I don't experience that.

I will say some of the comments we got, particularly that intersection to relate to the geometry, um, particularly some of the visitors that were not from doesn't line up.

That it doesn't line up.

It doesn't line up.

You don't know if you're going straight or left, turn right.

Right, exactly.

So one of the other things that we've talked about in our study is to uh add overhead signage to really designate which lane goes goes where and to approve that.

Um also to to add some additional payment markings to really help so people don't get confused or have those.

I think I'm in the right lane, and then you're not turn out at the last second you're not because you and the turn line doesn't go through.

Um exactly.

So that's another component of that.

Like I said, I I wanted to just keep this high level to talk about kind of the major things in there, but there's a lot of things that went in, a lot of things we looked at, and really a lot of opportunity.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I move the corridor to approval of the corridor study item 22.

Second.

You need to read it first.

Resolution approving the Simcoe Metropolitan Planning Organization South Lake Port Street Corridor studies.

I'll move it.

Passes 5-0.

Ken Dart wants to speak on runoff bees.

Come to the microphone, please, Ken.

I'm sorry, Kevin.

My bad.

I'm sorry.

Apologize.

I would like to register my could you stand at the the podium and speak right into that mic for me?

I'm sorry to interrupt you.

Thank you.

My extreme disapproval and disappointment with the ridiculously expensive water runoff fee increase.

300% unjustified and undefendable.

All of it apparently a quick search on AI tells me it's due to uh corrupt city officials polluting the river.

DNR found out about it, big lawsuit, you guys settled for $300,000.

That ain't the problem.

There was no one storm sewer, one is sewer, they're not connected at all now.

It's on my water bill.

This is for storm water on my water bill.

Everything on there has to do with water, it's on my water bill.

You guys can call it anything you want.

All I know is that my this fee increase alone is more money than what I get charged for the actual water that I use.

How do you justify that?

That's the increase alone.

The fee itself is one-third of my entire bill.

And if you actually, if you take off the whatever it is anymore, eight bucks or so for the waterline protection plan, my bill would be $37.

Now this water runoff fee is 20.

50% of my bill.

That's outrageous and undefendable.

And that's what you got.

That's what I figured.

Last time I was down here was because corrupt city officials were trying to glom onto my phone line.

Here's Sioux City.

Hey, we'll buy it.

And put it in, and from day one, you use it losing customers because everybody was going to cell phones.

So landlines were going out.

So you had to pay for it twice.

That was the last time I was here, and now this is even worse because now I got an extra $15 a month coming out of my bill.

Did you for the rest of my life?

Did you call down and ask if it was correct?

I know there's been adjustments on some of the bills.

All you gotta do is go to the back.

I talked to, yeah, when I first saw it on there.

Yeah, have them call caught on.

I mean, if if it's if it's calculated right, because some of it is based upon I I don't know the exact calculation, but I there's been other complaints they have made.

Square footage of your yard is what I'm being told by three different people.

And because I happen to have a little house on a big yard, so my kids had a big it ain't the Dutton ranch, man.

I got a bacon lot.

Big yard.

And I pay more for water that even may or may not land on the ground.

Then what I pay for the actual water that I use.

If Mid America tried to put a gas line delivery charge and charge you more than the actual gas that you use, they'd be shut down in an instant.

But you guys can just do what you want.

Mike, why did you cap it at 300?

Why not 500?

It's extortion.

We have to pay it.

You don't like it?

Don't pay it.

We'll red tag your house, we'll take that too.

It's sickening.

You guys should be embarrassed and a sham to yourselves.

And all I can I don't believe in this stuff, but I'm telling you right now, man, I'm gonna go home, take a shower from having to be in the same room with you people.

I'm gonna get a drink.

I got a head case friend of mine who I don't believe in this stuff, but she believes in hexes and curses and crystals and all that.

I'm calling her, having her put a hex on every one of you.

All right, guy, good talking to you.

Yeah.

See you later.

And just so you know, every bad thing that matters to you or you see you later.

From here on out, you can remember this day.

You brought it on yourself.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Okay, let's do uh building permits.

Daryl Bullock inspection services manager in front of you or sent out to you uh weekly.

We have the inspection permit report that we've sent out.

Um had a few challenges this last week with some illnesses um lasting over a week and and some vacations, but we were able to keep up and keep things moving forward.

Today we uh working towards trying to keep things sped up, so we were doing a lot more presentations.

We locked down another presentation today on a very large project that is gonna take some time to get through.

And uh we'll work together with them before the application even hits our desks.

So hopefully we can make that apply.

That's a big project.

So I have uh update on the development review process and software.

Um, as you know, as I've said to you several times already, there's two different processes.

There's a planning and engineering and then there's a building permit.

On the planning and engineering, we have now uh completed review with the consultant that uh Central Square uses on all of the all of the planning processes.

So that included going over four major areas, which is rezonings, uh site plan reviews, preliminary plats, or the plating process and variances.

Those are the four major ones uh that we went through uh with the team and the consultant uh together.

Um then, in the interest of time, uh our planning staff and particular uh Chris has gone through 15 other processes that are used for um more minor processes, things like alley uh right-of-way vacations, um, site design or sign designs, um, conditional use permits, historic preservation permits, all of those kinds of things now we've completed with the uh basically our staff filling out questionnaires for them.

So we're um moving along pretty well on the on the uh planning and engineering side of it.

Um then we're also of course working on the uh on the building permit side, and uh a little bit uh not as far along there, but we are expecting the business process review report, which is what they're they provided us for the other one uh by July 31st.

So then we'll be moving uh pretty rapidly after that.

We we have don't think we have any um training or uh No, we got a lot of homework.

A lot of homework now.

We don't have any other meetings this week, but but we'll start up again next week.

Mr.

Mayor, quickly, quickly, uh on uh the teardown up there on uh across from the shelter.

Yeah, sir.

Sent that email out there anyway we're all together, any update on on where we're at on the teardown.

I've just continued to move forward.

Okay, with your timeline.

The only uh the only email we got was in response to us actually moving forward with the sampling of the asbestos.

Um I just mean the 901 Nebraska.

Yes, yeah.

I'll just brought up the case.

I just want to make sure that we're all here and I just want to have a discussion.

I didn't take the call tonight, but um I while I was sitting here in in the meeting, I did receive a call from the company that does the asbestos surveying for us, and we should have results, it sounds like um probably tomorrow.

So what's that do to your timeline?

Then we sent it out for bid to get the asbestos moving forward as far as the abatement, because there was quite a bit in in a lot of different areas in the building, a lot of pipes and things like that because it was all run by steam before.

Um so we'll move that forward um on the bidding process, which will take a couple of weeks, and then just matter of getting it awarded um and then it is scheduling.

Okay.

Oh, I would say far less than that to get the best asbestos abatement, but we can't do we have to do notifications to the DNR um pre and post uh abatement as well as the demolition contractor themselves having to do that.

So good job.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks, guys.

Thank you.

Uh Rick.

Uh briefly, um updates kind of where we're at on some of the projects that are coming to fruition.

We had that Julian had the meeting uh before the council meeting, um, the retention pond for developers.

Um the citywide dependency depend uh detention ponds is coming um in its last stage, so we should have something in front of the council here in the next few weeks.

It's gonna be a huge win for the city for developers coming in.

Um good job, Tom.

Um also uh the grading permit same ways we're gonna actually pull together.

We've got a rough draft.

Thank you, Nicole, for sending that over.

Um I I think I've been okay now I can forward that correctly.

And I have, and we have in the process, and then we're gonna pull together um uh like Darrell said, we're gonna pull together a little meeting with the main dirt guys, and there's a list of ten we've got at this point and try to get some feedback.

And if they don't show up, they don't show up.

But we're gonna give them a uh a real-time uh opportunity to feedback on a much needed updated grading approval process, which will be great for the city.

Also, we're gonna do the same thing with the conference.

We're gonna pull all of our uh I talked to Daryl today.

We're gonna pull together all the city inspectors and we're gonna do a six-month review on customer service and stuff and what things we've done great and things moving forward.

Um, and we talked about that today.

Uh and then lastly, uh tomorrow morning at 7 30.

I'm gonna be updating the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.

It will be a standing room only, so I suggest you get there early.

Um if anyone wants to attend, it's down there.

And then lastly, uh I'm gonna take my wife on her 55th, my smoking hot wife, to her 55th birthday uh trip, and we're gonna go out to Red Rocks taking a concert, and I'm gonna act like uh like a juvenile.

So concert.

Yeah, we get time.

So have a good week and uh uh what a good week it was last week.

Thanks.

Updating the outside or chamber on.

What's that?

Updating the chamber on all the great things I've done pretty much.

That's we'll we'll do that today.

So it's gonna be just an overall update on the council.

So uh we've done a lot of great things in the last six months, and we're gonna talk about everything from the retention ponds to grading permits to what we did with I think even garbage, the simple things through the big projects, and uh um it's gonna be a um I think we've had a great run as a new council.

I really really do.

And it's funny, my my speaking of my wife, we were talking about this is you can feel it in the city, not to get on a soapbox, but you can feel it in the city, the positivity.

It's like you know, our our our community has kind of a history of looking for things to kind of want to jump on and at times complain.

We we need villains, and it just seems like in the last few months that there's a there's a positive feeling that's moving forward that I think that that they feel like we're turning a corner with development with um the city in general.

And uh it it's it makes it make us proud of where we're at.

And I know that the developers are coming back and uh with and and we're being more aggressive as a council, and I just I appreciate all of you and and it's gonna be uh you know good six months, good first six months.

There must be a couple of presentations tomorrow because I know that the innovation center is presenting to the steering committee, TSI.

Is that where you're yep?

So it should be.

I'm on the committee.

I mean, I'm on the steering committee, but I'm gonna get there early.

I'll also be presenting with uh the TSI or the Innovation Center.

Okay, great.

What time is it happening?

7 30, that's early first.

You'll you're probably having lunch about that.

Right, yes.

And my yoga pan.

Bring donuts.

Drinking coffee.

Uh I've got a couple of items, Mayor.

First of all, um I did get a couple of calls that during the emergency weather on Saturday night, there a siren didn't go off on the north side, sort of on the Hamilton and the Buckwalter and outer areas.

Could we double check on why that may have happened?

That's when do you have to do that?

It went off or didn't it?

Didn't go off.

Didn't go off.

Uh secondly, uh I've had a couple calls on is there, and I haven't seen this in the planning and zonings minutes.

So I don't know if it's been formally or informally presented, but is there a conversion of the trailer park on Gordon to an R V park?

Yes.

Yes.

Portions.

Portions of it.

I've been asked to check into that.

So maybe if we could get a brief report on that, Marty, or whomever.

They put a sign up.

Yeah, there's a sign that's that's what creates the buzz there.

And then finally, um, I've had a request to appeal to the community to both um purchase tickets and attend the team handball event that is next week.

And if interested to become volunteers, so should be a great event, couple day event.

And I'm looking for I'm gonna hopefully volunteer and I'm gonna certainly attend as well.

Mike.

Yeah, uh I guess first I just want to pleat the blood of Jesus Christ over us all.

So we're we're covered in in the name of Jesus, right?

Uh secondly, uh just I really appreciate it.

Uh Shayla sending over uh the statistics for the warming shelter, just loving having that information and having correct information, I guess, is always a good thing, and so I appreciated that.

And otherwise, uh, yeah, that's it.

Julie, I have nothing today.

I got just a few things.

First of all, East High didn't make it all the way, but they had a great season.

Thank they made it to the semis, right?

They made it and they I watched, I was able to watch it on my phone and decor I when they were so close.

Congratulate Shelby Hulahan on her second place at the you know they she actually won that last year.

Yeah, I know.

She won it last year and got second this year.

It was a great race.

And uh Belaski Park or Strikers, I don't know which one is sponsored or is putting on uh statewide uh little league tournament.

Are we only West Side teams in it from Siou City?

Or they're hosting the nine you and the 11U and our our West Side Little E.

Right, and they're the only teams from Sioux City.

So we in those two, yes.

We wish them the best of luck, and I move we have your second Bertran.

Hi Rayford, hi Danner, hi Scott Fairenstein, I'm firework.